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.TH DEVFREE 8 "Jul 5, 1990"
.SH NAME
devfree \- release devices from exclusive use
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBdevfree\fR \fIkey\fR [\fIdevice\fR]...
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBdevfree\fR releases devices from exclusive use. Exclusive use is requested
with the command \fBdevreserv\fR.
.sp
.LP
When  \fBdevfree\fR is invoked with only the \fIkey\fR argument, it releases
all devices that have been reserved for that  \fIkey\fR. When called with
\fIkey\fR and  \fIdevice\fR arguments,  \fBdevfree\fR releases  the specified
devices that have been reserved with that  \fIkey\fR.
.SH OPERANDS
.sp
.LP
The following operands are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIdevice\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 10n
Defines device that this command will release from exclusive use. \fIdevice\fR
can be the pathname of the device or the device alias.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIkey\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 10n
Designates the unique key on which the device was reserved.
.RE

.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 5n
Successful completion.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 5n
Command syntax was incorrect, an invalid option was used, or an internal error
occurred.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB2\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 5n
Device table or device reservation table could not be opened for reading.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB3\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 5n
Reservation release could not be completely fulfilled because one or more of
the devices was not reserved or was not reserved on the specified key.
.RE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/device.tab\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 19n

.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/devlkfile\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 19n

.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR attributes (7),
.BR devreserv (8)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The commands \fBdevreserv\fR and \fBdevfree\fR are used to manage the
availability of devices on a system. These commands do not place any
constraints on the access to the device. They serve only as a centralized
bookkeeping point for those who wish to use them. Processes that do not use
\fBdevreserv\fR may concurrently use a device with a process that has reserved
that device.
